Starside Chat - A Podcast About Video Games

This week, Zach has finished Final Fantasy 16, so we talk about that. Both Zach and Aaron have seen Oppenheimer, so we review that. But first! We have to talk about the PlayStation Project Q leaks, and go over the recent video game releases! [News of the Week] PlayStation Project Q Leaks Armored Core previews Nicki Minaj in Warzone FF 14 coming to Xbox Next Spring [Games out this week] Remnant 2 D...

This week, we run down our picks for games that would make good movie or TV show adaptations. But first! We do a brief spoiler discussion on “Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning,” and talk about the rough state of modern Disney. Then we give our thoughts and impressions on the new puzzle game “Viewfinder,” and reflect on the year so far in video game releases! [News of the Week] Xbox Game Pass Core...

We're back after a few weeks off! This week we're talking about the games we've been playing, mainly Final Fantasy 16 and the metroidvania Afterimage. But Zach gives some impressions on the Pikmin 4 demo and some general thoughts on the latest Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope DLC. We also give some very general, spoiler-free thoughts on Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning. [News of the Wee...

NOTE: We recorded this episode BEFORE Nintendo announced its latest direct, so not only do we not have any thoughts about that, we may or may not say we're sad they didn't announce a direct... oops! This week one of us has finished Tears of the Kingdom, and tried out demos for Final Fantasy 16 and Lies of P, so we cover that. But first we talk about the Ubisoft and Capcom summer showcases...

On this bonus episode of Starside Chat, we recap the Xbox Showcase from Summer Games Fest 2023, including the extensive gameplay showcase for Starfield! It's all Xbox and Starfield in this part two of our Summer Games Fest coverage. Check out our previous episode recapping Summer Games Fest 2023!

On this week’s episode of Starside Chat, we recap Summer Games Fest and talk even more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! [News of the Week] Summer Games Fest Kick Off Show Crypt Custodian [Features] More Zelda Talk! [What We’re Playing/Watching] Zelda CoH3 NewsRadio John Wick 4 Fast X

This week, we talk more about our continuing adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! We’ve both beaten the first two dungeons, obtained the Master Sword and a bunch of other things. But first, we have to talk about that somewhat disappointing PlayStation Showcase. [News of the Week] PlayStation Showcase 2023 [Games out this week] Planet of Lana Lord of the Rings Gollum [Features]...

It's a very exciting episode of Starside Chat because we finally get to talk about our early adventures in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! [News of the Week] European Commission approves Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard acquisition Blizzard cancelled long awaited PVE mode for overwatch 2 Playstation showcase May 24 Amazon working on a Lord of the Rings MMO, developed by the team that...

We return after a week off to talk about the latest gaming news! Aaron also tells us about his trip to New York City, where he got to visit the Nintendo Store. We also talk about the latest Zelda Tears of the Kingdom previews. We talk about the rocky release of Star Wars Jedi Survivor, and give some early impressions of the indie, metroidvania The Last Case of Benedict Fox. [News of the Week] Nian...

We return after a couple of weeks off to talk mainly about all the Tears of the Kingdom footage from the gameplay direct and the final trailer. But we also have to talk about some missteps by Microsoft recently with the announcements about Redfall and Ghostwire Tokyo. Also, there have been a bunch of game previews to discuss from xDefiant, to Disney Speedstorm, to Immortals of Aveum. We also talk...

On this week’s episode, there’s a lot of news to dive into, including the latest on the Microsoft purchase of Activision/Blizzard, the latest preview coverage of Redfall, and GDC-related things. Also, we talk about the Diablo 4 open beta and how we’re getting back into Loop Hero! [News of the Week] UK regulator now says Microsoft Activision merger won’t significantly lessen competition in console...

This week we talk about some of the latest gaming news before diving into our initial thoughts on the Exoprimal open beta. Then we give our top 5 picks for games we'd take to keep us entertained if we were stranded on a desert island. [News of the Week] RIP Lance Reddick Hyper Light Breakers trailer, releasing this fall Ghostwire Tokyo coming to Xbox consoles next month, adds DLC Atlas Fallen...

On this week’s episode, we talk about the Starfield delay, the Mario Bros. Movie final trailer and what we’ve been playing lately, including Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania and Like A Dragon: Ishin! [News of the Week] Starfield direct set for June 11 - release date delayed to September PS5 firmware update PS6 may be planned for 2027 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League delayed Final Super Mari...

On this week’s episode, we finally get around to talking about Metroid Prime Remastered, along with more talk about Wild Hearts. We also talk about the Final Fantasy 16 previews, and the latest setback for Beyond Good and Evil 2. [News of the Week] Elden Ring DLC, “Shadow of the Erdtree” in development Final Fantasy 16 previews The Outer Worlds Spacer Choice Edition is an enhanced version Beyond G...

Last week, we totally forgot to even mention that it was our 100th episode, so we acknowledge that we’ve done more than 100 of these this week! Then there’s some news, a ton of new game releases, and a PlayStation State of Play to talk about! [News of the Week] We forgot to mention last week was episode 100 Nintendo offers free trial of Katamari Damacy reroll for Nintendo online subscribers Ninten...

This week’s episode covers so many games (and a little bit of news)! Zach has finished Fire Emblem Engage, Dead Space Remake, the Sea of Stars Demo, and started Wild Hearts. Meanwhile, Aaron has started Metroid Prime: Remastered! This week also has a special topic, as we dig into our top 5 games we think need a sequel! [News of the Week] Sony may be making PS5 Bluetooth earbuds Dead Island 2 to re...

On this week’s episode, we go over the big announcements and shadow drops from the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. We also talk about the Dragon Age: Dreadwolf leaks and give impressions on the Dead Space Remake. [News of the Week] The Last Case of Benedict Fox gets April 27 release date Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Leaks Nintendo Switch Surpasses PS4 and Game Boy to Become 3rd Best Selling Console of All...

On this week’s episode, we talk about the bad news for E3 2023, and a handful of live service games that are ending service this year. There’s also a crazy new artificial intelligence-driven Seinfeld parody channel on Twitch we have to talk about. And there’s more news and rumors out there about Starfield, Silksong and the upcoming Super Mario movie! [News of the Week] Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo op...

On this week’s episode there are a lot of games out we have to talk about. But first, have a good amount of news to talk about. And of course, we have to talk about the Xbox developer direct! [News of the Week] Crystal Dynamics to end support for Marvels Avengers in Sept. after one final update in March Next Steam World game is Steam World Build (demo is on Steam) Obsidian CEO says he wants to mak...

The first big game release of 2023 is Fire Emblem Engage, so we talk over some initial impressions. But firsts, we have to dig into the news of layoffs at Microsoft that has hit its gaming divisions. [News of the Week] RIP Stadia officially Enable Bluetooth on Stadia controller New Tron movie in the works Microsoft lays off 10,000 people, including people in its gaming divisions such as Xbox and B...

This week, we get excited about Xbox and Bethesda’s upcoming games showcases and talk through Ubisoft’s tough times. [News of the Week] Xbox/Bethesda developer direct - a games showcase on Jan. 25 Google to make Stadia controllers work as normal Bluetooth controllers Ubisoft cancels three unannounced games, delays Skull and Bones for a 5th time Dungeons and Dragons OGL Stuff Upcoming game: Ravenbo...

On this week's episode of Starside Chat we discuss some of the latest games industry news before counting down our most anticipated games of 2023! [News of the Week] Bethesda reaffirms Starfield will launch in the first half of 2023 PlayStation 5 Passes 30 Million Units Sold, Shortage Essentially Over https://ign.com/articles/playstation-5-passes-30-million-units-sold-shortage-essentially-over Sil...

In keeping with our tradition on this show, the first episode of the year is our top ten episode! So we go over our picks for the top ten games we played in 2022! [News of the Week] Digital Foundry confirms Nintendo had planned on releasing a Switch pro, but it has since been canceled [Features] Our Top 10 games of the year! [What We’re Playing/Watching] Death's Gambit Afterlife Glass Onion Spy X...

On this week’s episode, we finally get around to our God of War Ragnarok ending spoilers discussion, and we decide which of the big three (Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft) won 2022 in a brief year in review discussion. [News of the Week] God of War Ragnarok review bombing God of War TV series coming to Amazon Death standing movie in the works [Games out this week] Grime console release + Colors of Ro...

On this week's episode we recap the winners and the reveals at the Game Awards 2022!  [News of the Week] Free DLC coming to Elden Ring CD Projekt Red kills Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer mode Grime DLC and console drop happening on Dec. 15 FTC blocks Microsoft's purchase of Activision Xbox to increase game prices to $70 PS5 supply issues resolved [Games out this week] Super Kiwi 64 Chained Echoes...